Toy.



M. WILLIAMS.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 191.3,

Patented J an. 5

MAT'IIE WILLIAMS, 0)? BERTHA, MISSDURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 J. L,NICHOLQ 0F BERTHA, MISSOURI.

TOY.

Application filed August 14, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Marrm WiLLIAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bertha, in the county of Douglas, State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and I do herebydeclare the following to be ,a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ed figure type.

An object of the )resent invention is to provide a dancing ligure toythat may be operated from a vibratory board which is struck by thegovernor balls of a graphephone whereby upon the graphophone being.played the jointed figure will simulate a dance to the music.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy of this characterthat may be attached to graphophones now inuse Withtoys of thcijoint outextensive alterations.

A further object is to provide a device of this character that will beformed of a few simple and inexpensive parts that will not easily getout of order.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain noveldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various modificationsmay be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention :Figure 1. is aside elevation showing the application of a toy to a disk graphophone.ig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 22 Fi 1showing the vibratory board and governor of the graphophone. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view on the line 33 Fig. :2. Fig. 4- is a frontelevation of the dancing figure. Fig. 5 is a. fragmentary view showingthe joints of the figures legs. Fig. dis a fragmentary View showing oneof the arm joints.

Referring now to the drawing in which like chin-actors of referencedesignate similar parts, 10 designates in general an ordinary diskgraphophone. in carrying out my invention I provide a spring board 11which is provided at one end with a curved attaching foot 12 that issecured by screws Specification of Letters Patent.

- ing and Patented Jan. 5, 1915. Serial No. 784,823.

18 or otherwise to the bottom of the graphephone casing insuch a mannerthat the spring board projects forwardly over the governor balls 1-4- ofthe graphophone lightly touching the governor balls, and projects at thefree end horizontally out of a slot 1:? in the side of the graphophonecasing. It is evident that when the gra h0- phone is running that thegovernor alls during their rotation will beat a tattoo on the bottomface resultant vibratory motion being imparted to the latter.

A dancing figure or doll 16 is yieldably supported upon a spring arm 17that is attached to the back of the body'18 of the doll and is attachedto the top of the graphophone casing above the spring board 11. The armjoints and leg joints of the doll are articulated, being interfitted intongue and groove construction as shown at 19 and 20 with pivot pins 21passed through the tongues and grooves. 'By virtue of the (1011' beingheld upright at the back with the feet loosely bearing upon the springboard, a. motion as of jigging will be imparted to the doll by thevibratory movement of the spring board.

From the above description it'will be seen that I have provided anexceedingly amus simple toy that may be attached to graphophoncs ofordinary type without 3.1- teration and which toy will be inexpensive tomanufacture and formed of a few parts that will not easily get out oforder.

What is claimed, is:-

1. '1 he combination with a graphophone of a my in the nature of anarticulated doll, and a vibratory spring board lightly bearing upon thegraphophone governor balls and actuated by the latter to impart'a'jigging movement to the doll.

2. The combination with a graphophone of a toy in the nature of anarticulated doll, means for yieldably attaching the body of the doll tothe graphophone casing, and a vil'iratory springboard withinsnide-casing attached at one end to the casing and having the free endbearing lightly upon the graphophone balls and passed through a slot in.said casing, and lightly touching the feet of said doll, rotation ofsaid balls im- 'iarting a vibratory movement to said board withresultant imparting of a jigging movement to said doll.

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